Foundations of Responsible Innovation


Mines startup GTO Technologies closes funding round led by Grantham Foundation to advance geothermal technology for Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS)
Colorado School of Mines licenses rare earth element tech to boost U.S. processing efficiency and support critical mineral supply chains.
Mines’ Walt Copan urges U.S. leadership in critical minerals innovation, calling for coordinated strategy and investment in advanced mining.
NSF and Lemelson Foundation back Mines research preparing engineers to solve technical, social and environmental challenges.
A new paper in Nature Communications calls on energy developers to incorporate state-of-art knowledge to ensure decarbonization projects benefit the communities that choose to host them.
Mines Geophysics Professor Brandon Dugan is co-chief scientist on the international expedition, a collaboration between the International Ocean Drilling Programme and U.S. National Science Foundation.
In the 1960s, scientists were quite surprised when they looked at their data: it clearly showed that there was fresh or freshened water under the ocean floor. How did it get there? How long has it
An anthropologist who studies energy, engineering and public accountability, Smith is one of 26 scholars across the United States – and the first Mines professor ever – selected for the prestigious honor.
A regional carbon storage hub near Pueblo, Colorado, works with local stakeholders to find emissions solutions.
Research will focus on both the environmental and community impacts of vertically integrated mining operations